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B.C. premier asks Trudeau to reduce stigma of illicit drug use as deaths climb
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an “enormous…

B.C.’s top doctor says ‘pay attention now’ to higher COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says a higher number of COVID-19 cases over…
No more cotton candy vaping products for youth, B.C. to restrict sales
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has followed through on a promise to try to…
RCMP arrest man over mail theft in four Metro Vancouver communities
SURREY, B.C. – A four-month RCMP investigation has led to 17 charges against a man…
CounterPath: Fiscal 4Q Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ CounterPath Corp. (CPAH) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income…

Infant in Vancouver hospital newborn care unit infected with COVID-19
VANCOUVER – More people are testing positive for COVID-19 in British Columbia, including a baby…
B.C. to get $2.2B in COVID-19 support, Horgan celebrates paid sick leave program
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he’s proud that a national sick leave…

British Columbia sets another record with 175 overdose deaths in June alone
VANCOUVER – Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set…
Seven more projects to receive funding for caribou habitat restoration in B.C.
VICTORIA – More work is getting underway in British Columbia to restore caribou habitat that…

‘Extremely fortunate’ no one killed in six-vehicle crash west of Sicamous: RCMP
SICAMOUS, B.C. – Police say wreckage from a six-vehicle crash that closed the Trans-Canada Highway…

New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in Western Canada
VANCOUVER – A government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had “no detectable effect” on…
75-year-old Coquitlam facing charges related to historical sexual abuse: RCMP
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a 75-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged following six allegations…
Man fatally shot in Vancouver but police say public is not at risk
VANCOUVER – A 30-year-old man has been shot and killed in south Vancouver and police…
Victim of targeted fatal shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., identified
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Investigators say a shooting that killed a 43-year-old man east of Vancouver…
RCMP investigating sexual assault, robbery near Surrey SkyTrain station
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are issuing a warning to the public after…